11 AUGUST 1984, Page 34

Crossword 670

Prize: £10 - or a copy of Chambers Dictionary, 1983 edition (ring the word 'Dictionary' under name and address) - for the first correct solution opened on 28 August. Entries to: Crossword 670, The Spectator, 56 Doughty St., London WCIN 2LL.

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Name :Address Dictionary prizes are sent out by the 'Post-a-Book' service. ACROSS

1 Braggart isn't a choral composer (11)

11 Stream no traveller recrosses, it's said (6) 13 Servantless? No bungaloid feature (7) 16 Uncumber perhaps? Good chap! (5) 17 Rover, loyal companion back East (6) 18 A lady's mortal remains found in 26 (5) 20 Party member way hack, a danger to House (6) 21 Show always around and about for all to see (5) 27 Beast perhaps you can hate, but not yet! (7) 29 Types, yet not typescript (5) 30 Chant without ever using words (6) 32 Track her first deadly sin (5) 34 Iron plate corset! (6) 36 Scottish grate in Welsh location (5) 37 Bent upon round comments (5) 38 Lack of claret, I mean in Alcoholics Anonymous, must he reversed! (7) 39 A snake with little tail to slide away (6) 40 Measure in Chinese (3) 41 Once more had to be haunted again ( II) DOWN

I To hack soldier in fiery contest? (10)

2 Meet again, not as twins may do (8) 4 Woman doctor treated alien with nitrogen drug (12) 5 Like Esau, cased in (7) 6 Learn without the intervention of tanned hide (8)

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American (5) 8 Sounds frightful old fruit (4) 9 Understandable reaction to breathalyser! Open riot in AA (6) 10 Fiddle game-return (5) 12 Issue American canto (6) 14 Pulped mash is grotty cattle food (12) 19 Live control containing warning in advance (10) 21 To revive, take one in water crowfoot (9) 23 Helmsman, a misanthrope always (8) 24 Order mother held in hand (8) 25 Card game. scene of tea-party (6) 26 See 18 Across